Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11797– ATLAS / REHAU AUTOMOTIVE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-01-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric cable, investment company, merger control, metals, motor car, polymer, supply chain, vehicle parts








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/456


20.1.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11797– ATLAS / REHAU AUTOMOTIVE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/456)


1.   
On 10 January 2025, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Atlas FRM LLC (‘Atlas’, United States),










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Rehau Management SE (Germany), Rehau Montage und Logistik Center GmbH (Germany), Rehau Automotive Kft (Hungary), Rehau Polymer Industrie GmbH (Austria), Rehau s.r.o (Slovakia), Rehau Automotive s.r.o (Czech republic), Rehau Polymer (Pty) ltd (South Africa), Rehau Enterprise SARL (France), Pro-X Automotive AG (Switzerland) and Rehau Automotive LLC (USA) (together ‘Rehau Automotive’), currently controlled by Rehau Verwaltungszentrale AG (Switzerland) as well as certain real estate assets.




Atlas will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Rehau Automotive and of certain real estate assets.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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Atlas is a private investment firm which owns and operates a diversified group of platform companies engaged in a variety of industries including metals, wire and cable and automotive supply.










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Rehau Automotive is a supplier of automotive parts, including in particular polymer-based bumpers.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11797 – ATLAS / REHAU AUTOMOTIVE
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/456/oj
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